Shattered

The unforgettable feeling…

Of a burning sensation

Behind your eyelids

All because she touches your face

After twenty years…

Twenty years…

You were ten years’ old 

And you were smitten with her as she with you

Then you disappeared

Never to be seen again

Broken hearts shattered dreams

You would write to her…

And she would respond

After a year the letters would cease

Her phone calls would stop too

Broken hearts shattered hopes

Five years had passed…

You dreamt of her from time to time

Dreamt of her touching you

Even that memory fades

Broken hearts shattered memories

Fifteen years since the day you left…

You don’t think of her

Then one day a stray thought enters your mind

A memory of her laughing, your heart flutters

Broken hearts shattered emotions

Twenty years later…

You return to your old town

Walking up your old block

Stopping, you hear a familiar laugh

Broken hearts shattered reality

Your eyes connect with hers

Do your orbs deceive you? No

Your breath catches in the back of your throat

She begins to walk towards you

Broken hearts shattered visions

She says your name, but you fail to speak

There is a burning sensation behind your eyes

A tear falls down your cheek

She smiles as she caresses your face

Mended hearts, tears of joy.